A Gambler's Guide To Dying
Traverse Theatre Company Written & performed by Gary McNair, directed by Gareth NichollsAbout
What are the odds of living an extraordinary life?
This is the story of one boy's grandad who won a fortune betting on the 1966 World Cup and, when diagnosed with cancer, gambles it all on living to see the year 2000. Gary McNair's intergenerational tale of what we live for and what we leave behind has toured the world since making its award-winning, sell-out world premiere at the Traverse in 2015.
Now it's back home for a special run of shows to mark its 10th anniversary.
A Gambler's Guide To Dying is part of the Traverse's £1 Ticket Project.
Image: Aly Wight
The Traverse is funded by Creative Scotland and The City of Edinburgh Council.
Reviews:
★★★★ 'It is the best of fireside tales, told by one of Scotland’s finest writer-storytellers – heart-warming, human, searching, and just a touch mysterious, as only the best of stories can be.' - The Scotsman
★★★★ ‘Gary McNair shines in this beautifully written, deceptively simple, warmly comic piece that accumulates layers of meaning through the act of storytelling itself. Rich and earthily funny – a genuine pleasure.’ - The Guardian
★★★★ 'An amusing and affecting monologue… one of the hits of the Edinburgh Fringe.' - The Times
★★★★ 'Funny, observant, poignant' - Financial Times
★★★★ 'A touching examination of how our heroes make us' - The Skinny
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Credits
- DirectorGareth Nicholls (he/him)
- Sound DesignerMJ McCarthy (he/him)
- Lighting DesignerSimon Hayes (he/him)
- Stage ManagerKirsty Paton Shea (she/her)
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